If Gandhi’s photos can be used, so can Badal’s: SekhwanLudhiana, September 24
Punjab Education Minister Seva Singh Sekhwan has defended the policy of the government to paste photographs of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on bicycles to be given to the needy students, saying: “If the photograph of Mahatma Gandhi can be printed on the national currency, why can Badal’s pictures not be pasted on cycles?”

Love’s labour lost
Ludhiana, September 24
Jaspreet Singh of Dugri was allegedly thrashed by the father and brother of a girl with whom he reportedly had an affair for two years. They also threw acid on him.Badly injured Jaspreet Singh at the Ludhiana Civil Hospital on Saturday. Photo: Inderjeet Verma

SGPC Elections
First-timer woman defeated Makkar on home turf
Ludhiana, September 24
The recently declared Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) election results have thrown up some interesting facts. While SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar got 11,872 votes from the Ludhiana West constituency, Akali candidate Rajinder Kaur, who contested from the same constituency, secured 450 more votes than him. This despite the fact the Makkar was contesting the elections for the second time and has been SGPC president for the last six years.

41 electroplating units raided
Ludhiana, September 24
Officials of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) raided premises of 41 electroplating units in the city and half of them were caught flouting the norms.

No stopping underage driving
Ludhiana, September 24
The menace of underage driving still continues in the city as juveniles are breaking traffic rules. Though the traffic police says it has been trying to create awareness among juveniles about traffic rules, it does not seem to be bearing any fruit. A majority of school students can be seen on their two-wheelers and cars while going to school or tuitions.

Nothing ‘special’ about this tax barrier
Ludhiana, September 24
A “special” barrier put up by the excise and taxation department at the local railway station has not just irked its employees, but traders as well. Most of them feel that the department has failed to provide proper facilities to them though it was generating revenue worth crores.

The ‘special’ barrier put up by the excise and taxation department in Ludhiana. Photo: Inderjeet Verma

Post-delivery death sparks protest
Doraha, September 24
The post-delivery death of a woman of Rampur village near Doraha led to such annoyance in the minds of the relatives that they staged a dharna by placing the body of the deceased on the Doraha-Neelon road early this morning and blocked the traffic nearly for two hours. As the commuters and road users faced inconvenience, the police had to divert the traffic on other routes. The dharna was lifted only after the assurance given by the
SMO, Payal.

Protest by health workers

Health employees protest near the office of the Chief Medical Officer in Ludhiana on Saturday. photo: Inderjeet Verma

Suicide: Family blocks traffic for 2 hrs, seeks justice
Ludhiana, September 24
Family members and relatives of Vandana, who had allegedly consumed poison yesterday, blocked the traffic near the Gill Bridge for about two hours by keeping her body in the middle of the road. They were reportedly demanding arrest of Vandana’s husband Raman Sharma, who had brought Sonia, another woman, home for bearing a child.

Attack on Doggy-lane staff, police initiates probe
Dehlon, September 24
The police has initiated a probe into an incident wherein a few armed miscreants had attacked staff members of Doggy-Lane at Alamgir village. Doggy-Lane was hired by the Ludhiana Municipal Corporation for sterilizing stray dogs of localities falling under its jurisdiction.

Youth fest at college

Girls perform during the concluding day of Zonal Youth and Heritage Festival at Government College for Women in Ludhiana on Saturday. Tribune photo: Himanshu Mahajan

Students burn midnight oil as exams near
Ludhiana, September 24
As matriculation and higher secondary examinations are set to start, students are getting ready for the examinations and the Punjab School Education Board has also made preparations for conducting the exams.

‘Cleanest day drive’
Ludhiana, September 24
DRV DAV Centenary Public School, Phillaur, organised the ‘cleanest day drive’ under the National Recycling Project (The Banyan Project) by the British council. In an effort to conserve and clean the environment students went to various places of the city. They collected garbage and cleaned up various places.

Sportsmen pay tributes to Tiger Pataudi
Ludhiana, September 24
The local sports fraternity has mourned the death of former captain of Indian Cricket team, Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, who breathed his last at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi yesterday after a brief illness. He created history of sorts as the youngest ever Indian to lead the national team.

Tejasvi strikes gold in swimming
Ludhiana, September 24
Sat Paul Mittal School organised an annual swimming competition on the school premises recently. Budding swimmers took part in various competitions and learnt skills like speed, agility, control, team spirit, self-discipline and sportsmanship.